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Jamie Magee
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Programmer, Engineer, Problem Solver. Maintainer of Dependabot. Principal software engineer at Microsoft/GitHub.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Crosslake light rail update! Via CEO Dow Constantine at today's executive committee meeting: Sound Transit was just granted approval to start running test trains across I-90 during the day, in addition to the overnight testing that had been taking place.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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It took one global incident for the world to see how vital open source maintainers are.

In this episode of The GitHub Podcast, we talk to Christian Grobmeier about the aftermath of Log4Shell and what it means for the future of open source funding. the-github-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/fro...
From Log4Shell to the Sovereign Tech Fund: Lessons in Open Source Sustainability | The GitHub Podcast
In this episode of the GitHub Podcast, Abby sits down with Felix Reda, Director of Developer Policy at GitHub, and Christian Grobmeier, a longtime Log4J maintainer, to reflect on the aftermath of the ...
the-github-podcast.simplecast.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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And we have a backpedal from SDOT.

"[W]e are updating our approach to meet the changes requested by Metro to support Route 2, while continuing conversations and evaluations with all stakeholders before advancing changes to bus lane uses."
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/02/c...
Capitol Hill Updates to Support Route 2’s Return to E Union St - SDOT Blog
Blog post providing information about updates to E Union St between 12th Ave and 11th Ave, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
sdotblog.seattle.gov
October 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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We're taking action to make the npm supply chain stronger and harder to attack. 🛡️

Check out our plan to create a more secure future for the JavaScript community.👇
https://github.blog/security/supply-chain-security/our-plan-for-a-more-secure-npm-supply-chain/
Our plan for a more secure npm supply chain
GitHub is strengthening npm's security with stricter authentication, granular tokens, and enhanced trusted publishing.
github.blog
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Hearing from sources that the union st busway will soon be reorganized into the union st carway.

Now it will be much easier to drive to central Capitol Hill!
September 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Why your next car should be an electric cargo bike
Why your next car should be an electric cargo bike
Rewiring cities for more human-centric transportation
buff.ly
September 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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nuget trusted publishing from GitHub actions is rolling out.

No more api keys needed to publish from your release process.

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/...
Trusted Publishing
Trusted Publishing on nuget.org
learn.microsoft.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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You'll never guess what we're calling the next version of Visual Studio
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here! - Visual Studio Blog
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here – and it marks one of the most ambitious steps forward we’ve taken with the IDE. This release brings AI woven directly into the developer workflow, performance impr...
devblogs.microsoft.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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I vibe coded a free online version of my card game Bedlam, which is like Cards Against Humanity but for techies.

Try it out yourself at www.bedlamgame.com, play with others at work or add AI players to test it out single player -or use screenshot mode to generate pictures of funny card combos.
Bedlam the card game
A tech-focused card game similar to Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity
www.bedlamgame.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Any em dash fans here?

We're currently working on a Windows-wide keyboard keyboard shortcut for em dash and em dash, to make it easier to input for those that need it 😊

blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
#WindowsInsiders
August 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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The Seattle City Council is about to start taking votes on the 20-year Comprehensive Plan which will determine how housing in Seattle is built.

I biked around Seattle to talk to people about what we need to do to build more housing, and make our communities more walkable, and livable.
August 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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🎆 Say hello to Transit 6.0! 🎆

It’s our love letter to public transportation — the brightest, boldest, and best version of ourselves yet 🌟
August 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🦀 Dependabot now supports automatic Rust toolchain updates!

Keep your rust-toolchain.toml files up-to-date with the latest stable, beta, or nightly releases without manual intervention. Perfect for maintaining consistent builds across teams and CI environments.

#Rust

github.blog/changelog/20...
Dependabot now supports Rust toolchain updates - GitHub Changelog
Dependabot can now automatically update your Rust toolchain versions defined in rust-toolchain.toml and rust-toolchain files, helping you keep your Rust projects up-to-date with the latest stable, bet...
github.blog
August 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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August 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With friends like these, who needs enemies?
Friends of the [Pike Place] Market "continues to be concerned about impacts on the historical character of the District" from the current pedestrianization pilot.

"It is essential to the authenticity of the Market that Pike Place continues to function primarily as the Market’s only loading dock"
August 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Excited to share what my team and I have been working on for the past year 🎉

The new Dependabot NuGet updater is here to help keep your .NET dependencies secure and up-to-date. Check out all the details in our blog post

devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/the-n...
The new Dependabot NuGet updater: 65% faster with native .NET - .NET Blog
Discover the new Dependabot NuGet updater that improves performance, accuracy, and developer experience by leveraging native .NET tooling.
devblogs.microsoft.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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🥳 #OpenSSF is turning 5! From sigstore to SLSA, OpenSSF Scorecard to GUAC—we’ve grown into a global force for open source security.

Read the full journey & join the celebration 🎉
👉 openssf.org/blog/2025/08...

Tell us how OpenSSF has impacted your work ⬇️
August 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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An end of July update on the Crosslake Connection!

We’re working closely with our friends @wsdot.wa.gov to prepare the I-90 bridge for trains.

Follow along as we get ready to power things up with live wire testing 🚆
August 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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July 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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🚀 v1.102 of VS Code is here! Check out what’s new:

- MCP is GA with GitHub policy support
- GitHub Copilot Chat is open source
- Use custom modes for tailored chat
- Background task management with Copilot coding agent

…and so much more: aka.ms/VSCodeRelease

🧶 Here are some of the highlights…
July 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I just finished Advent of Code 2020!

Better late than never 😅 I got stuck on day 20 and never found the time to come back to it
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Finally got around to updating my dotnet client package for osv.dev. Hot off the presses!

www.nuget.org/packages/OSV...
OSV - Open Source Vulnerabilities
Comprehensive vulnerability database for your open source projects and dependencies.
osv.dev
June 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM